WATCH: Oklahoma Man Leads Cops On Chase While Handcuffed On ATV
By Anna Gallegos
August 11, 2021
A man in led police on a wild chase through Oklahoma City, Edmond, and Logan County after escaping custody on Tuesday, August 10.
The adventure started with the Jones Police Department transporting the man to the Oklahoma County jail because he was accused of stealing copper wire, News 9 reported.
The man was handcuffed at the time but somehow managed to open the door on the patrol vehicle and run towards a wooded area near Britton Road and Interstate 35.
The suspect stole an ATV from a nearby property and took off driving all while handcuffed.
He managed to elude police in the woods until the owner of the stolen ATV started chasing him, according to KFOR.
“One of the owners of the four-wheeler was chasing him on a four-wheeler and lost him. ... This guy has gone off into the woods several times and lost officers and then come back out on the street,” Chopper 4 pilot Mason Dunn said. Dunn managed to catch most of the chase on camera from the news helicopter.
The suspect kept on driving and reached speeds up to 70 MPH as he led cops from Edmond and into Logan County. He kept going even when the paved roads ended and turned into gravel.
The chase went on for more than 15 minutes until an officer managed to block the dirt road the suspect was headed on with a police vehicle. The suspect tried to drive around the vehicle but ended up wiping out in a puddle of muddy water. He was finally taken back into custody after cops plucked him out of the puddle.
The man's identity hasn't been released nor have authorities said what he'll be charged with.